Bernieboy

Make it so

Pollyana

That'd guarantee I'd be looking for a new job!!! Sacked for throwing a bag over Premier's head just before a press conference

jimtrish

Its very still up at the moment....eerie, very similar to waiting for Larry in 2006...hope everyone stays safe

Alfresco

Stay safe up there.

Pollyana

http://twitter.com/#!/QPSmedia

TC Yasi now expected to cross the coast at 1am near Cairns. It is getting faster and more intense.

TC Yasi could still be category 3 at Atherton Tablelands, and the equivalent of cat 2 at Mackay.

all FNQ schools will be closed from Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Notes coming home today.

additional flights will be scheduled. Contact airlines to let them know If you want to book a seat.

Cairns hospital may be evacuated later today.

some mandatory evacuations may be undertaken today. Please cooperate with police and emergency services.

TC Yasi expected to cross as an upper level category 4, more intense than Larry, and much larger.

You need to take action today if you are in the path. This is a life threatening event. Please relocate if you are in a storm surge area.

Doco

Thanks for that, found a link on there with a property search for a storm tide prone area report, says we should be ok. We are near the river though We're all ready here, everything moved indoors, just to put the wheelie bins in the garage, just hoping everyone else is doing the same

Laura

jimtrish

Polly, what kind of damage do you think we may get or expect....do you mean 1am on thursday?

SillyOldBag

We're all busy here getting everything indoors and ready to move out tomorrow. We're just packing the essentials and going to an apartment complex where my OH works, it's rather more solid than our house! Poor cat is possibly going to have to spend the night in his cat box - he hates it at the best of times but at least he'll be safe! Not sure whether we will be able to stay in one of the apartments, waiting from an answer from his boss, failing that we're going to camp out in a corridor and i'm not joking!

If I waft a newspaper outside the house, do you think I could redirect the cyclone? I could even point a fan or two at it ?

jimtrish

heres hoping everyone comes out of this unscathed.....and that your cat forgives you

ireland

Hi Trish

Well here we go are you staying or relocating ????
Dont really know wheer we would go too..except shelter in the house and pray to God all is ok......

asprilla

I hope that everyone in the path of this Cyclone has got supplies in place for the next week. People should be prepared for being without power, potentially for up to 1 week.

Torch,batteries,radio, candles
first aid kit
drinking water
some tinned food
fill up your car with fuel.


Obviously this is for a worst case scenario, but these basic items aren't hard to put together.

ireland

Polly Thanks for all your updates ....

jimtrish

were staying put, were in a good area and not one that is subject to flooding..so we will just hide out and hope for the best.
hope you guys stay safe

ireland

Hope you all stay safe too mate .....maybe catch up after the event

jimtrish

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